provide visual variety from both inside and outside.
On the north elevation, windows are filled with heavy,
laminated glass that suffuses the staircase with a soft
light. On the east elevation windows present on the
outside as rectangular holes, while on the inside the
addition of a stone moulding turns them into smallframed paintings. On this same elevation there is a
two-storey-high vertical strip of glazing, which is fitted
with horizontal stone slats connected to an electrically
operated sunshade system such that even when the slats
are open, the stone façade forms a homogeneous whole.
The choice of materials and solutions displays a creative
use of technology which is disguised in the overall
architectural strategy.
MONUMENTAL AND INTIMATE
MİMAR/ARCHITECT: Építész Kaláka
YER/LOCATION: Budapeşte, Macaristan / Budapest, Hungary
YIL/YEAR: 2007
PROGRAM/PROGRAMME: Ofis / Office
MALZEMELER/MATERIALS: Betornarme, cam, çelik, ahşap, Dolomite/
Reinforced concrete, glass, steel, wood, Dolomite
OTURMA ALANI/FLOOR AREA: 800 m2
TASARIM/DESIGN: Emese Kalo, József Pásztor, Eszter Szabó, Garden design,
Karolin Bán
YEREL YEŞİL
DOLOMİTE
TAŞI DOĞAYLA
UYUM SAĞLIYOR
VE GÜÇLÜ BİR
MİMARİ KARAKTER
OLUŞTURUYOR.
LOCAL GREEN
DOLOMITE
STONE BLENDS
WITH NATURE
AND PROVIDES
A STRONG
ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER.
There are various levels of the seemingly conflicting
interests in monumentality and intimacy throughout the
project. The opposite long side opens widely to a small
garden enclosed by an existent ne